WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/KOR/382 
12 January 2011 
 (11-0207) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Korea Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Equipments, containers and packages for food products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed amendments of Standards and Specifications for 
Equipments, Containers and Packages  Language:  Korean  Number of pages:  123   
6. Description of content:   
The proposed regulation revises general standards and material specifications for 
equipments, containers and packages 
(1) Material specifications for lead, cadmi um, mercury and hexavalent chromium in 
38 synthetic resins are moved to general standards. 
(2) This draft regulation also establishes migration limits for: 
• laurolactame in polyamide (PA) 
• diphenylcarbonate in polycarbonate (PC)  
• hydroquinone in polyetheretherketone (PEEK) 
• 4,4'-methylenedianiline in polymer-coated metal 
(3) Migration limits of 43 food contact materi als are amended from heavy  metals to lead 
(Pb). 
• 38 synthetic resins, cellophane, rubber, pa per and processed paper, wood, starch 
(4) Specifications of polymer coated paper are to follow migration limits of synthetic 
resins in contact with food 
(5) Migration limit for non volatile  paper residue is removed. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/KOR/382 
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  8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  The Korea 
Food and Drug Administration Advance Notice No. 2010-283 (28 December 2010) 
(available in Korean) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  13 March 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
International Trade & Statistics Office 
Korea Food & Drug Administration #643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk 363-951 Korea 
Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 
Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail:  wtokfda@korea.kr  G/SPS/N/KOR/382 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Documents are available from the Korea Food and Drug Administration website 
(http://www.kfda.go.kr ).  Also available from:  
International Trade & Statistics Office 
Korea Food & Drug Administration 
#643 Yeonje-ri, Gangoe-myeon, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk 
363-951 Korea Tel:  +(82 43) 719 1554 Fax:  +(82 43) 719 1550 E-mail:  wtokfda@korea.kr